Eric Holder: Credit Suisse Pleads Guilty in Felony Tax Case

New York (Hedgeco.Net) – Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday announced that the Department of Justice filed a criminal information against one of the largest wealth managers in the world.

Credit Suisse AG, “has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges related to pervasive illegal activity.” Eric Holder said “This is the largest bank to plead guilty in 20 years. The bank will pay a total of $1.8 billion in the form of a fine of over $1.13 billion and nearly $670 million in restitution to the IRS.”

This plea agreement caps a years-long investigation that has already led to law enforcement actions with respect to several individual employees Credit Suisse. Since 2011, the Department has indicted eight employees at the bank, including some at the manager level; two of these have so far pleaded guilty.

“This conspiracy spanned decades. In the course of our painstaking, years-long investigation, the Department discovered that Credit Suisse and its subsidiaries engaged in an extensive and wide-ranging conspiracy to help U.S. taxpayers evade taxes.” Holder said, “The bank actively helped its account holders to deceive the IRS by concealing assets and income in illegal, undeclared bank accounts. These secret offshore accounts were held in the names of sham entities and foundations.”

Credit Suisse has promised sweeping reform in its banking strategies.

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